Scope of Consequential Benefits and Evaluation of Missing ACRs Upon Reinstatement in Service

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Case
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN v. ABHAY JAIN (Supreme Court of India, 29-07-2026)
Law
Constitution of India, Service Law.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Interpretation of "consequential benefits" upon reinstatement following wrongful discharge.
  • Application of the legal maxim preventing an employer from taking advantage of its own wrong.
  • Assessment of promotion and pay scale eligibility based on remaining valid ACRs when missing reports are unattributable to employee default.
  • Inapplicability of the "no work no pay" principle where an employee is unlawfully kept away from work.
  • Exclusion of uncommunicated adverse ACRs from career advancement evaluations pursuant to Article 14.
  • Calculation of notionally accrued entitlement dates for Selection Scale and Super Time Scale under service rules.